diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
index 6170e1c9bc..d8f8bbd792 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ def try_mirror_url(newuri, origud, ud, ld, check = False):
                 origud.method.download(origud.url, origud, ld)
                 if hasattr(origud.method,"build_mirror_data"):
                     origud.method.build_mirror_data(origud.url, origud, ld)
-            return None
+            return ud.localpath
         # Otherwise the result is a local file:// and we symlink to it
         if not os.path.exists(origud.localpath):
             if os.path.islink(origud.localpath):